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STATE OF CALIFORNIA<br />
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor<br />
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION<br />
505 VAN NESS AVENUE<br />
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298<br />
To:<br />
From:<br />
State Clearinghouse, Responsible and Trustee Agencies, Property Owners<br />
& Interested Parties<br />
Mike Rosauer, Environmental Project Manager<br />
Subject:<br />
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT<br />
(DRAFT EIR) AND PUBLIC HEARING:<br />
PacifiCorp’s Yreka-Weed Transmission Line Upgrade Project,<br />
Southern Portion (A.05-12-011)<br />
SCH No. 2007042080<br />
Date: July 31, 2007<br />
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft<br />
EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for consideration of PacifiCorp’s <strong>application</strong> <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>construct</strong>, operate and maintain the Yreka-Weed Transmission Line Upgrade Project, Southern Portion<br />
(A.05-12-011). The Draft EIR details the Proposed Project and Weed Segment, evaluates and describes the<br />
potential environmental impacts associated with the <strong>construct</strong>ion, operation and maintenance of PacifiCorp’s<br />
Proposed Project and Weed Segment, identifies those impacts that could be significant, and presents mitigation<br />
measures, which, if adopted by the CPUC or other responsible agencies, could avoid or minimize these impacts.<br />
The Draft EIR also evaluates alternatives <strong>to</strong> the<br />
Proposed Project, including the No Project Alternative,<br />
as required by CEQA.<br />
Description of the Proposed Project and Weed<br />
Segment.<br />
PacifiCorp, which currently owns a single-circuit 69kV<br />
electric <strong>transmission</strong> system in the Yreka-Weed area of<br />
Siskiyou County, requests authorization <strong>to</strong> upgrade the<br />
existing 69kV <strong>transmission</strong> <strong>line</strong> (Line 1) with a new<br />
115kV <strong>transmission</strong> <strong>line</strong> within existing right-of-way<br />
from Pole 15/44 <strong>to</strong> Pole 8/45 and <strong>to</strong> install an<br />
additional 1.6 miles of 115kV <strong>transmission</strong> <strong>line</strong> within<br />
a new right-of-way from Pole 8/45 east <strong>to</strong> the Weed<br />
Junction Substation.<br />
The Weed Segment would include a rebuild of the<br />
Weed Substation from 69kV <strong>to</strong> 115kV and upgrade of<br />
approximately 1.5 miles of single-circuit 69kV<br />
<strong>transmission</strong> <strong>line</strong> <strong>to</strong> a double-circuit 115kV<br />
<strong>transmission</strong> <strong>line</strong> from the Weed Substation north <strong>to</strong><br />
Pole 8/45.<br />
Public Comment on the Draft EIR<br />
The Draft EIR is available for a 45-day public<br />
comment period July 31, 2007 through September 14, 2007. The public may present comments and concerns<br />
regarding the Proposed Project and Weed Segment and the adequacy of the Draft EIR. Written comments on the<br />
Draft EIR must be postmarked or received by fax or e-mail no later than September 14, 2007. Please be sure <strong>to</strong><br />
include your name, address, and telephone number in your correspondence.
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